Dickens broken scripture von larson janet (9 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. illustrated edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. xvi, 364 p. 24 cm. B&w illustrations. Black cloth in dustjacket. Jacket has some discolouration and label residue.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9780820331935.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 384 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Dickens and the Broken Scripture, Janet Larson examines the paradoxical role of the Bible in Dickens' novels, from such early works as Oliver Twist and Dombey and Son, in which the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer were drawn upon for the most part as stable sources of reassurance and order, to the far more complex novels of Dickens' maturity, such as Bleak House, Little Dorrit, and Our Mutual Friend. In these later works, biblical allusion performs an increasingly contradictory and dissonant role that brings into question not only the moral character of Victorian society but also the sanctity of received religious traditions. Critics have tended to view Dickens' extensive use of the Bible as a not particularly complex or admirable aspect of his artistry--as a device he used primarily as a means of reassuring and building solidarity with his Victorian public. But as Larson demonstrates, Dickens' use of biblical allusion was as sophisticated and multifaceted as his use of character, narrative, description, and plot. In Dickens' novels, the Bible is a broken book, in need of revitalization and reinterpretation for his time, but also desperately vulnerable to attack from the tempestuous Victorian society of his day.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First Edition. 364p octavo, illustrated. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket.

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorJANET L. LARSON is an associate professor of English at Rutgers University at Newark. She is the author of several articles on Dickens and on other aspects of nineteenth-century British literature.